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Red Douglas’s doctoral research on university student bereavement policies

Payton Bucki, Content Editor December 6, 2023

After suffering the tragic loss of his father in the senior year of his undergraduate studies at Oakland University, Red Douglas decided to become a ‘meaning-maker.' Douglas made it his mission to mitigate...

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Reflecting on ‘This Is Us:’ How TV shows help us grieve

Autumn Okuszka, Editor-in-Chief April 5, 2023

It’s been one year since NBC’s hit show “This Is Us” last graced our television screens. It’s also been one year since my grandmother passed away.  I still remember the first time I watched...

Editor-in-Chief of The Oakland Post Jeff Thomas.

Letter from the editor: Two years of grief and COVID-19

Jeff Thomas, Editor-in-Chief March 10, 2022

This week marks the two-year anniversary of COVID-19 shutting down the United States and forever changing our lives. It also marks two years since I lost a dear friend of mine. I’m here with this letter...

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